The Idlers of the Fertile Valley (1978)
A wealthy member of the upper classes and his three sons withdraw to a country villa where they spend their days in complete idleness, having everything done for them by their young and beautiful maid. They surrender to the pleasure of sleep, while idleness permeates the tiny world of these living dead, with the exception of the woman who is the sole representative of positive values, will-power and action. Finally, the youngest son will try to break free.
Director:
Nikos Panayotopoulos
Writer:
Nikos Panayotopoulos
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Olga Karlatos as Sofia |
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George Dialegmenos as Sakis |
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Dimitris Poulikakos as Nikos |
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Nikitas Tsakiroglou as Giannis |
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Vasilis Diamantopoulos as Father |
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Kostas Sfikas as |
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Ivi Mavridi as |
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Thanassis Koniaris as |
| Directing | Nikos Panayotopoulos | Director |
| Writing | Nikos Panayotopoulos | Screenplay |
| Writing | Albert Cossery | Novel |
| Art | Dionysis Fotopoulos | Art Direction |
| Sound | Nikos Ahladis | Sound Recordist |
| Editing | Giorgos Triandafyllou | Editor |
| Camera | Andreas Bellis | Director of Photography |
| Production | Marianna Spanoudakis | Production Director |
| Sound | Gustav Mahler | Music |
| Directing | Manousos Manousakis | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Mary Koutsouri | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Pavlos Mihail | Assistant Director |
| Crew | Eleni Alexandrakis | Script |
| Camera | Nikos Paizanos | Assistant Camera |
| Lighting | Sokratis Savvas | Electrician |
| Lighting | Antonis Hristidis | Electrician |
| Crew | Panagiotis Nikitopoulos | Machinist |
| Sound | Andreas Ahladis | Boom Operator |
| Sound | Stavros Partheniadis | Boom Operator |
| Camera | Notis Adam | Still Photographer |
| Editing | Giorgos Stamou | Colorist |
| Sound | Thanasis Arvanitis | Sound Mixer |
| Art | Mihalis Manioudakis | Title Designer |
| Art | Vittorio Pietra | Title Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Fani Alexaki | Makeup Artist |